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Wheat

Wheat Definition Wheat is one of the oldest cultivated plants of mankind and plays an important role in the European food chain.Numerous (> 1000) species of sweet grass (Poaceae) in the genus Triticum L. are known as wheat. General information Wheat grows about 0.5-1 m high. Wheat provides the...

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